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Friday, May 10, 2013

Intelligence Gathering: Persistent Surveillance Technologies

MIT Lincoln Laboratory Military Fellow, Colonel David Pendall,
will speak on, “Intelligence Gathering: Persistent
Surveillance Technologies.” “Persistent surveillance, also known as persistent
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); persistent
stare; and pervasive knowledge of the adversary, is an often-used
term to describe the need for and application of future ISR
capabilities to qualitatively transform intelligence support to
operational and tac¬tical commands.” [COL Pendall] COL David Pendall is a Lincoln Laboratory Military Fellow
working under the Army War College Fellowship Program, in
conjunction with the MIT Security Studies Program. Two days a week,
the fellows perform research at the Laboratory to complement work
on their theses. COL Pendall has been investigating the application
of biometrics and forensic technology as they relate to national
security. COL Pendall is a Military Intelligence officer who has served
eight years in Europe and has had tours in Bosnia, Qatar, Iraq,
Afghanistan, and Turkey. His assignments have included duties with
NATO/International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Joint Command
Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, the U.S. Army Europe and 7th
Army, the U.S.-Turkey Combined Fusion Center in Ankara, Turkey, and
the U.S. Army V Corps in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom). He was a
Senior Intelligence Officer in Afghanistan and the G2 (intelligence
officer) of the First Cavalry Division. He has been awarded the Bronze Star, the Defense Meritorious
Service Medal, and the Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf
Clusters, Airborne and Air Assault wings. He has also worn the Blue
Infantry Cord as a former enlisted soldier 11B Infantryman. COL
Pendall holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Ohio
University, a master's degree in administration from Central
Michigan University, and a master's degree in military art and
science in theater operations from the Army Command and General
Staff College/Advanced Military Studies Program. All conversations are “off the record” and cannot be quoted or
attributed outside the session.